Library
Use our library to explore Data & Society's original empirical research and read our expert commentary. Sort by media type, or select one or more topic categories to begin browsing.
Publisher
Title
Date
-
blog post
MediumD&S Advisor Andrew McGlaughlin reflects on Facebook's approach to implementing their Free Basics program: In opening a door to the Internet, Facebook doesn’t need to be a gatekeeper The good news, though, is that Facebook ... Read on MediumMarch 2016 -
blog post
PointsD&S founder danah boyd declares: “It’s not Cyberspace anymore.” While at Davos, danah reflects on the 20 years since John Perry Barlow wrote "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace". "There is a power shift unde... Read on PointsFebruary 2016 -
video
Data & SocietyThe public interest concept has traditionally been a central, multi-faceted, and highly contested guiding principle in the governance of media platforms that have played a significant role in the dissemination of news and infor... Read moreJuly 2015 -
podcast
Radio NZ"Seeta Gangadharan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Open Technology Institute in Washington DC [and a D&S fellow]. She discusses the automated systems, known as algorithms, that are replacing human discretion more and mor... Read on Radio NZFebruary 2015 -
Longform
The AtlanticData & Society affiliate Kate Crawford comments on a court case in which a law firm is using data from a plaintiff's Fitbit in support of her personal injury claim and explores the implications of elective self-tracking tec... Read on The AtlanticNovember 2014